greatest
- admirable adj.
- all adj.
- arch adj.
- best adj.
- best adj.
- cardinal adj.
- champion adj.
- elite adj.
- fabulous adj.
- first adj.
- high-grade adj.
- largest adj.
- leading adj.
- loftiest adj.
- marvelous adj.
- maximal adj.
- maximum adj.
- optimal adj.
- optimum adj.
- outstanding adj.
- peerless adj.
- primary/prime adj.
- principal adj.
- remarkable adj.
- ripping adj.
- superlative adj.
- top adj.
- topmost adj.
- topmost adj.
- unparalleled adj.
- unrivaled adj.
- unsurpassed adj.
- uppermost adj.
- utmost adj.
- apex n.
- peak n.
- pinnacle n.
- victor n.
Example Sentences
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Before he died in 2023, McCarthy was widely considered the greatest living novelist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Few would have expected him to veer from United squad player to cult hero mentioned in the same breath as Napoli's greatest adopted son, Diego Maradona.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
What is the greatest thing to you about sharing your story as an Iranian American?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Bats constantly surprise us. They are one of evolution's greatest experiments," said senior author Professor Sonja Vernes, University of St Andrews, and Bat1K co-founding Director.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
To solve what amounted to one of history’s greatest jigsaw puzzles, the INA put together a team of Turkish and American archaeology students and put them to work.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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